Jon Avnet Entering the "Second World"

Jon Avnet is set to direct action thriller "Second World," which Emmett/Furla Films will produce with Avent's Brooklyn Films

Jon Avnet is going to do his best for the upcoming movie "Second World", for which he's been attached to direct. Besides directing, he also will take the producer seat alongside Randall Emmett and George Furla.

From a script written by Scott King, "Second World" is an action thriller which story revolves around a top assassin -- and mother -- who must stop a deadly virus from spreading. But in order to halt the potential pandemic, she must team up with the virus' creator, who also is her target.

While the cast has not been set, shooting on the movie reportedly has been scheduled to begin this fall.